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Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be well-off managers living in detached houses.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The Dorset Police force is responsible for policing the Purbeck Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Purbeck council is £1,502.00, compared to an average in England of £1,278.93.
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Local news

Concern over council social care

03/12/2009 02:37:58

A Dorset council is named as one of eight English local authorities told to improve social care for adults, in an annual report.
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Major search for fisherman ends

02/12/2009 17:55:36

A search for a missing angler off the Dorset and Hampshire coast involving coastguard and police helicopters is called off.
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Fake Christmas tree 'vandalised'

02/12/2009 16:10:45

A £14,000 fake Christmas tree which replaced a town centre's traditional tree due to health and safety concerns is damaged.
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Council postpones schools review

02/12/2009 18:42:19

A consultation about secondary education in Purbeck is postponed after it emerges less money will be available.
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Landslide causes long rail delays

01/12/2009 19:55:43

A landslip on railway line near Weymouth - the second in Dorset in the past three days - causes long travel delays.
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Cancer survivors hold demo

01/12/2009 16:07:49

Dozens of breast cancer survivors protest outside a Dorset hospital over fears their service could be moved to another hospital.
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More news sites

01/07/2009 11:25:56

Links to other local news internet sites in Dorset
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Got a story?

10/06/2009 13:20:53

How to contact BBC News Interactive's Dorset team
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Hardy's local

26/11/2009 14:36:31

Landlord traces his pub's possible link to Thomas Hardy
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Railway Stations

Wool (2.24 miles away), South West Trains

Wareham (2.46 miles away), South West Trains

Holton Heath (4.45 miles away), South West Trains

Moreton (Dorset) (6.47 miles away), South West Trains

Hamworthy (7.23 miles away), South West Trains

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